Greater Manchester Police has launched a new pilot scheme to deliver enhanced support to people with mental health
Greater Manchester Police has launched a new pilot scheme to deliver enhanced support to people with mental health problems.
Crisis Intervention Launch 06In an effort to develop a more holistic approach to dealing with mental health in the community, 17 Police Constables have received comprehensive mental health awareness training to become ‘Crisis Intervention Officers’. The scheme has been initially unveiled in the North Manchester area and is considered to be the first of its kind in the country.
completed their training and were officially launched into the community on Wednesday 20 August. With the additional training they are specially equipped to attend incidents involving people who are seen to be experiencing mental health issues, understand the issues and provide support accordingly.
Council chiefs in Rochdale are refusing compensation to a victim of child sex abuse because they say that his claim is out of time.
Sir Cyril SmithTheir stance that the claim is “statute barred” could hit many who were sexually abused decades ago as children in the care of Rochdale borough council, where the paedophile MP Sir Cyril Smith was a dominant figure for many years.
The victim, whose identity Exaro is protecting and who asked to be referred to as “Peter”, said that from the age of 12 he suffered a horrendous catalogue of sexual abuse by a staff member at a children’s home.
Children and young people’s mental health services are too few, too poor and too stressed, causing untold suffering to children and their families. There are government inquiries, reviews and a new taskforce under way to address the issues, but what would services look like if they were working well?
Young people’s mental health services would be embedded in the heart of communities. This doesn’t mean ivory towers with big signs on the front of the building saying “mental health services” (we know how mental health stigma builds walls for young people who need help), but places that are young people-friendly, informal and welcoming.
A coroner has criticised mental health services for “failing” to provide proper care to a concert violinist who died just a week after giving evidence against her predatory former choirmaster.
And he demanded that new rules are put in place to ensure that vulnerable witnesses are given better support when they face often traumatic trials.
Mother-of-four Frances Andrade was “extremely traumatised” after testifying about abuse she suffered as a teenager at the hands of ex-Chetham’s School of Music choirmaster Michael Brewer and his wife Kay.
Appeal to trace man attacked with concrete slab
Published 17/07/2014
Police are trying to trace a man who had a concrete slab smashed over his head in an early morning assault in the city centre.
Shortly after 4.35am on Wednesday 16 July 2014, Manchester City CCTV operators captured an incident on Bloom Street.
The number of people who have committed suicide in Greater Manchester within 48 hours of being released from police custody has fallen by 25% – bucking national trends, says new research.
“De novo (or new) mutation in the developing sperm cell may contribute to an increased risk for a surprisingly wide range of mental health disorders, including schizophrenia, autism and mental retardation.”
UN official Raquel Rolnik is looking for your personal stories about the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Ms Rolnik has already produced a statement on the bedroom tax, recommending that it be suspended immediately. She now wants to examine all of the recent welfare changes and welcomed personal stories about the WCA and how it is […]
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